Untroubled victory for Zimbabwe
CHITTAGONG (Bangladesh), Nov 23: Craig Wishart struck an unbeaten 79 on Friday to give Zimbabwe an untroubled five-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the opening match of a three-game one-day series....
Shock defeats for Italian giants
PARIS, Nov 23: Struggling English Premiership side Ipswich Town and unheralded French outfit Lille handed out shock 1-0 defeats to Italian aristocrats Inter Milan and Fiorentina in Thursday’s UEFA Cup third...
England’s stingless bowling exposed
HYDERABAD (India), Nov 23: Opener Sridharan Sriram struck 120 not out as the Indian Board President’s XI exposed England’s stingless bowling attack on the second day of a three-day game....
Lanka-Pakistan 3rd one-day today
SHEIKHUPURA,Nov 23: Pakistan junior cricketers aim to take unbeatable lead against their Sri Lankan counterparts when the two teams clash in the third one-day game at the Sheikhupura Stadium Saturday....
All-round show by Amjad
KARACHI, Nov 23: A fine bowling performance by Amjad Abbasi, helped Karachi Psychiatric Hospital beat Nazeer Gymkhana by six wickets Friday in the Eighth Shoaib Trophy Ramazan Colour Kit cricket tournament...
Superb century by Tariq
KARACHI, Nov 23: A splendid knock of 107 runs by Tariq Alam, enabled Citibank outclass Lever Brothers by 79 runs Friday in the AKU Ramazan Colour Kit cricket tournament played at...
Central Police, M.Z. Khan triumph
KARACHI, Nov 23: Central Police registered a 59-run triumph over Lahore Mills Store in the Third Nazimabad Trophy League cricket tournament played Friday at the Nazimabad Sports ground....
Exciting finish
KARACHI, Nov 23: Mohammad Zamir Khan CC upset Tapal CC by four runs in a nail-biting finish Friday, in the Sixth Danish Trophy Ramazan cricket tournament at the KGA ground....
Irfanullah shines
KARACHI, Nov 23: An unbeaten winning knock of 70 runs by Irfanullah, enabled Asghar Ali Shah CC register a seven-wicket triumph over United CC Friday, in the Seventh Aga Khan Gymkhana...
Five-goal Atif in devastating form
LAHORE, Nov 23: Malik Atif Yar Tiwana scored five goals, including a hat trick, to guide Millat Tractors to a win 7-4 1/2 over Vogue in the Lt Col Rizvi memorial polo tournament at the...
South Korea show no mercy to Japan
TOKYO, Nov 23: Asian champions South Korea dealt a heavy blow to regional rivals Japan Friday showing them no mercy in the World Grand Champions Cup men’s volleyball tournament on Friday....
Pakistan to host seven events
KARACHI, Nov 23: Pakistan has chalked out plans to host seven international-level squash tournaments in the next calendar year, an official said....
Missing probables face action
LAHORE, Nov 23: Pakistan football coach Siddique Sheikh warned the missing probables of the national training camp, either to join the training camp by Sunday (Nov 25) or send genuine reasons...
PSF in contact with Gul brothers for coaching
ISLAMABAD, Nov 23: Pakistan Squash Federation’s negotiations with brothers Faheem Gul and Jamshed Gul to coach the senior players have fallen through, Dawn has learnt from insiders....
One-shot lead for Laycock
GOLD COAST (Australia), Nov 23: Scott Laycock sank an eight-metre putt on the final hole to snatch the lead after Friday’s second round of the Australian Open championship....
Shahid Zaman seeded eighth for Malaysian tournament
KARACHI, Nov 23: Pakistan’s fast rising Shahid Zaman will start next month’s Malaysian Open as eighth seed while three other Pakistanis will feature in the qualifying rounds....
Salahuddin to lead
KARACHI, Nov 23: Former Test cricketer Salahuddin Ahmed will lead a strong Zultec XI against Parco XI next Tuesday in the Zultex Ramazan Invitation cricket tournament at Academy Ground, National Stadium....
Cricket braces for unprecedented war
CENTURION (South Africa), Nov 23: World cricket was braced for an unprecedented civil war on Friday as South Africa and India, in open defiance of the International Cricket Council (ICC), went...
Ponting shines on rain-affected day
HOBART (Australia), Nov 23: Ricky Ponting hit an unbeaten 157 on Friday as Australia scored 558 for eight declared against New Zealand on a rain-interrupted second day of the second Test....
Aussie PM leads bandwagon of critics
HOBART, Nov 23: Australian Prime Minister John Howard and the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) condemned Indian and South African officials on Friday for challenging the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) authority to...
India struggle in unofficial Test
CENTURION (South Africa), Nov 23: India’s lower order batsmen showed spirited resistance on the first day of their controversial unofficial Test against South Africa at Centurion Park here on Friday....
No direct provision to suspend boards: ICC
LONDON, Nov 23: The unprecedented row over the sacking of match referee Mike Denness for the third Test between South Africa and India is unlikely to affect England’s current tour of...
Pakistan supports BCCI stand
KARACHI, Nov 23: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Friday supported the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) but dismissed apprehensions that the Asian bloc was a threat to International...
Zoysa strikes on comeback
KANDY, Nov 23: Nuwan Zoysa took a wicket with his first ball on his return to Test cricket on Friday when he dismissed West Indies’ opener Darren Ganga for a duck....
Denness flies home to be with paintbrush
JOHANNESBURG, Nov 23: Beleaguered International Cricket Council (ICC) match referee Mike Denness told Reuters on Friday he would officiate between South Africa and India again if asked, and if approved....
Donald named for Australia tour
CENTURION (South Africa), Nov 23: Fast bowler Allan Donald has been included in the South African squad to tour Australia next month....
Pollock against Test status
CENTURION, Nov 23: The unofficial Test between South Africa and India should not be granted Test status at a later date, Shaun Pollock said Friday....